n Australian man, who killed his Indian girlfriend and her two siblings, was today sentenced to life with a minimum 35 years of jail without parole. This is the longest sentence handed down in Queensland history.

Supreme Court judge John Byrne handed down the life sentence to 42 year old Massimo Max Sica. The judge described the killings as brutal, horrific crimes in the worst category of murder.

Earlier on Tuesday, a jury found Sica guilty of killing his former 24-year-old girlfriend Neelma Singh, and her siblings -- Kunal, 18 and Sidhi, 12, in 2003. The three were found dead in the spa of their parents' home at Bridgeman Downs, on Brisbane's northern fringe.Sica showed no emotion as the sentence was read out.
Sica was sentenced to serve a life sentence for eachvictim, and Justice Byrne said he must not be released for 35 years unless under exceptional circumstances.